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Godalming takes its name from the Old English Godhelm Ingas meaning "the clan of Godhelm". [1] It is supposed that Godhelm was a Saxon chieftain who first colonised this dry land, bordered by swamps and a steep valley as he and his folk moved up the valley of the River Wey.
Places in the ancient Godalming hundred of Surrey (with their probable meanings) include: Alfold ("old enclosure") Amberley (Imberlēah meaning "riverside clearing") Artington (from heorotingdon meaning "hill of the people of the sacred hart" [1] Bagmoor (possibly from the personal name Bacca + Moor, or perhaps meaning "badger's moor")
The Wessex Gospels (also known as the West-Saxon Gospels or Old English Gospels) are a translation of the four gospels of the Christian Bible into a West Saxon dialect of Old English. Produced from approximately AD 990 [ 1 ] in England , this version has been considered the first translation of all four gospels into stand-alone Old English text.
Before 400 Roman authors use the term "Saxon" to refer to raiders from north of the Rhine delta, who troubled the coasts of the North Sea and English channel. [2] The area of present day England was part of the Roman province of Britannia from 43 AD until the 5th century, although starting from the crisis of the third century it was often ruled by Roman usurpers who were in conflict with the ...
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Godalming (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ d əl m ɪ ŋ / GOD-əl-ming) is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around 30 miles (49 km) southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers 3.74 sq mi (9.7 km 2) and includes the settlements of Farncombe, Binscombe ...
[2] [a] The term 'Anglo-Saxon' came into use in the 8th century (probably by Paul the Deacon) to distinguish English Saxons from continental Saxons (Ealdseaxan, 'old' Saxons). The historian James Campbell suggested that it was not until the late Anglo-Saxon period that England could be described as a nation-state. [ 3 ]